Short Documentary Program

Mammoth

Director: Grant SlaterRuntime: 26 minutesCountry of origin: Russia

In the remote Russian Arctic, an aging scientist and his son are trying to recreate the Ice Age. They call their experiment Pleistocene Park – a perfect home for woolly mammoths, resurrected by modern genetics. But the mammoths are only a means to a bigger end: defusing a carbon timebomb frozen in the permafrost to slow the effects of global warming.

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The Accord

Director: RC ConeRuntime: 20 minutesCountry of origin: Iceland

A film about the turbulent relationship between an Icelandic surfer and the North Atlantic wind.

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Northbound

Ice, driftwood, foamy waves and … skateboards? Four skaters head north to the cold Norwegian coast, applying their urban skills to a wild canvas of beach flotsam, frozen sand and pastel skies. The result is a beautiful mashup — biting winds and short days, ollies and a frozen miniramp.

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Wild
Kitchen

Director:
Caroline CoxRuntime: 22 minutesCountry
of origin: Canada

Wild Kitchen is a documentary series about wild food, the people who harvest
it, their unique stories that compel them to live off the land.

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River Lake Annual Splash n’ Dash

Director:
Kevin KlingbeilRuntime: 4 minutesCountry
of origin: Canada

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Great
Slave Rock Slabs

Cory Brunelle, professional mountain-bike rider for Red
Shreds Bike & Board Shed in Williams Lake, BC heads North to Yellowknife,
NT to explore the rocky shores of Great Slave Lake. Under the Midnight Sun,
Cory encounters landscapes, friends and a northern lifestyle that makes for a
trip of a lifetime.